The Dance Team of Kay and Dean Schooley

My grandparents were dancers during the sunset years of vaudeville. Kay was born Katherine Pasmezoglu, the firstborn of Edward Pasmezoglu (a Greek immigrant from Smyrna, Turkey) and Daisy Franklin. Her father, uncle and aunt were involved in theater and amusement--so my suggestion is that is how she got involved. Dean was the son of Roy Schooley and Nellie Miller. His uncle, Edgar, was a theater producer--suggesting how Dean got involved. This also suggest how they may have met.
Dean and Kay had only one child, Roy Dean Schooley, my father.
Roy had five children, one of whom, Darcie, is now a dancer.
This is a bit of "creative genealogy" that features some of the people I'm descended from.

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• vaudeville
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[hortenstl]

hi kitty, i wonder is ur father still alive i have not seen him since i was sic but he was a friend to me. thanx

[kittyschooley]

@hortenstl Yes he is still alive and will be 81 shortly! How do you know him?

[hortenstl]

hi kitty, my name is michael cunningham in 1945/46 katy was my step mother, i appreciate your video as i barely remember her appearnace, roy was my big step brother who was going to cbc and paying a trumpet,he had many parties in the basement and lots of dancing,yr grandmother and roy were always very nice to me,i was about 5 then, and never knew anything about tghis dance team until my sister carol told me. thanx for posting thisa

[kittyschooley]

@hortenstl I knew that my grandmother remarried after Dean, but I did not know her 2nd husband also had children - so much gets lost - glad you enjoyed the video!

[markaysta]

Hi Kitty. This is Kathy, also daughter of Jeanette Schooley Stanis. Fantastic video -- thanks so much! I had seen the pictures of Kay and Dean with Jeanette, but none of the others. Kay and Dean were gorgeous -- I love the publicity photos. Love the wartime era pix of Dean and Katherine, and seeing her family history, which I knew only a little of. I'd never seen Mary Weaver, either, or the ad for Roy Schooley running for circuit judge. Thanks so much. Hi to all of you "cousins" !!

[kittyschooley]

@markaysta thanks - always nice to hear from the relatives!

[hortenstl]

hi kitty i am now 70 and in 1946 he was my older step brother, we had lots of fun and he was someone i looked up to at the time. i never saw him

again after aboout 1947-48. i would love to takl to him, i also am on fb.

thx

[kittyschooley]

@sssc1955 definitely need to connect on FB sorry took me so long to reply - I don't check these message that often!

[sssc1955]

Kitty, hi. We met at my Uncle Dean's memorial service. I am Paul and Jeanette's daughter, Susie. It is so neat to see this.  Check out the one I made with my father, Paul Stanis. I am also on facebook if you'd like to exchange pictures, etc.